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CENTENNIAL
WESTERN STAR LODGE No. 2.6.
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
FH.(H ERTY OF '""' c·· , , 1 ... ~~- ' R 1·1 R IT E ~ _I .. ..J J i \ . l . .
MINN EAPULiS, MINN. j~ · ~~
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1858-1958
CENTENNIAL WESTERN STAR LODGE No. 26
A. F. & A.M.
1858-1958 Charter Granted October 27, 1858,
Masonic Temple occupied by
·western Star Lodge No. 26,
Since March 10, 1910
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OFFICERS OF \'\'ESTERN STAR LODGE NO. 26 1958
Back row left to right: Rasmus 0. Sundal, S. D., W. Russell Voigt, ]. S., Paul Neal, Chaplain, Lawrence Allen, S. S., H. AJv,in Hanson, Tyler, Boyd DeMalignon, J.D.;
Front row left to right: E. F. \i\7estrum, Treasurer, Ronald R. Blakeslee, S. \V., Frank ]. Dallera, vV. M., Lawrence \V. Grinolds, ]. \ 'V., George 'I'V. Harrison, Secretary;
Inset: Arthur Rhiger, Marshal.
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OFFICERS
Western Star Lodge No. 2..6
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'1'\Torshipful Master - - ----------------- -------- - ------ Frank]. Dallera
Senior \1\Tarden --- ------------------- ------- Ronald R . Blakeslee
Ju~ior \1\Tarden -- ------- - ------- --- -------- Lawrence \N. Grinolds
Treasurer --- - ------------------- ----- - --------------- E. F. \1\Testrum
Secretary - -------- -------- - ------------------ George vV. Harrison
Chaplain ------------------------------------------------ Paul Neal
Senior Deacon --- ---- --- - ------ - --- - --- -------- - - Rasmus 0 . Sundal
.Junior Deacon - -- - ----- ------- ----- ------------ Boyd DeMalignon
Senior Steward ----- - - - ------- - -- - - --- - -------------- Lawrence Allen
Marshal - --- --- -- - --------- ------- - ------------------ Arthur Rhiger
Junior Steward ------- - - - - - - --- --- - - - - - ------- W. Russell Voigt
Tyler -------- - --------------------- - -------------- H. Alvin Hanson
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PAST MASTERS
Western Star Lodge No. 26
* Asa V1T. White Dispen-sation --------------- 1857-60
*John Brownsill -------- 1861 *Horatio D. Brown ______ _ 1862
* Asa W. White -------- - 1863-65 *Horatio D . Brown _____ 1866-71
*Frank B. Fobes - ------- 1872-73 *Horatio D. Brown ---- - --- 1874 '"Daniel N. Gates -- - - ·----- 1875 *William P. Sergeant ____ 1876-77
*Frank B. Fobes ----- ---- 1878 *James F. Reppy _______ 1879-80
*Fred S. Lincoln - - -------- 1881 *William C. Pratt - ------- 1882 *Orville C. Dibble ___ _____ 1883
*William C. Pratt -------- 1884 *James Q. Annis _______ 1885-89 *Henry A. House _______ 1890-93
•w·. W. Parker ----- ----- - 1894 *Henry A. House ___ ______ 1895 *JohnS. Chapman ______ 1896-97 *Charles M. Wilkinson 1898-1900 *George W. Geesey -------- 1901 *'V. ,V. Parker - - - -- ------ 1902 *W. M. McAllister ------- - 1903 *L. A. Hanes ____ __ ____ 1904-05
*John F. D. Meighen ___ 1906-07
*E. J. H. Land --------- 1908-09 *Charles T. Turnbull _____ 1910
*W. ]. Beal ------------ 1911-12 *Burt May ________ _____ 1913-14
*M. L. Robbins -------- - -- 1915 Nels C. Sorenson ----- - --- 1916
*Ole]. Wulff ------------- 1917 *A. W. Tuttle --- - - ---- - -- 1918 Edgar F. Westrum ______ _ 1919
Bennett 0 . Knudson ------ 1920 F. H . Druckenbrod _______ 1921
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N. Vere Sanders ------ -- - 1922 *Harry D. Claybourn ______ 1923 *Frederich A. Franz _______ 1924
William P. Sturtz -------- 1925 Arthur L. Gaarder _______ 1926
Clayton N . Wulff -------- 1927 LeRoy L. Gaarder _______ 1928 Glenn K. Bennett __ ______ 1929
C. Bruce Wulff ----- - - --- 1930 *Alvin P. Christianson _____ 1931
*Peter S. Knudsen -------- 1932 Ole S. Swanson - --------- 1933
*Richard C. Johnson ______ 1934
Ervin H. Ruhsam --- -- - - - 1935 Fred L. Martinson _______ 1936
Morris N. Hagen -------- 1937 *C. Ross McGrath ------- -- 1938 Casper S. Hanson -------- 1939 Carlyle T. Wiegand ______ 1940 Theodore E. Thomson ____ 1941 G. Kenneth Palmer ______ 1942 David Rodli ____________ 1943
Frank Reese ------------- 1944 Robert D. Reid _________ _ 1945 Benjamin F. Muldown ____ 1946
W. W. Krueger ---------- 1947 Anton G. Thorgeson _____ 1948
Kenneth W. Esse ----- - - -- 1949 Arthur A. Swenson _______ 1950
Helmer Olsen ---------- 1951 Irvin C. Schneider _______ 1952 Ellsworth B. Elison _______ 1953
Reace B. Shanks - - ------ - 1954 Arthur H. Rhiger -------- 1955 Robert A. Turtness _______ 1956
Bert Polk ------- ---- ---- 1957 Frank ]. Dallera -------- 1958
* deceased
FRANK FOBES PAST GRAND HIGH PRIEST
R . A. M., Minnesota (1892)
BENNETT 0. KNUDSON PAST GRAND COMMANDER
Knights T emplar, Minnesota (1932)
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·wiLLIAM P. STURTZ PAST GRAND MASTER A. F. & A. M., Minnesota
(1942)
E. H. RUHSAM PAST GRAND HIGH PRIEST
R. A. M., Minnesota (1948)
J. MILES MAR TIN GRAND MASTER
A. F. & A. M., Minnesota (1958)
OFFICERS Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota
1958 M. W. J. Miles Martin --------------------~--------- Grand Master R. W. Clyde E. Hegman --------- --------------- Deputy Grand Master R. 'N. Martin H. Voss -- -- ---------------- - -- -- - Senior Grand 'Varden R . ,V. Edward L. Gruber - ----------------------Junior Grand 'Varden R . ,V, Louis K. Thompson --- - ------------- - ----- --- Grand Treasurer R. ,V. David E. Palmer - - - --- ---------------------- Grand Secretary W. Robert J. Rice --------------------- - ---- - ------ - Grand Chaplain W. Phil.ip F. McNairy --- -------- - - ----------------- - - - Grand Orator ,,\T. Stafford King ~- ---- -------- ------ --------- -- Senior Grand Deacon ,V. Harvard B. Olson ----- ---- ------- -- - ----~- Junior Grand Deacon ,V. Edwin ·w. Toms - ---------~------------------- Grand Marshal ' 'V. Paul M. Olstad -------------------------- Grand Standard Bearer ,V. Frank E. Edey ----- ------------- -- - ---------- Grand Sword Bearer w·. Mortimer B. Miley ----------------------- Senior Grand Steward '"'· Joseph L. Seltzer ------------------------ -- - Junior Grand Steward ,V. D. ·william Tiffany ------------------------------ Grand Pursuivant W. Cecil H. Judd ----------- -------------- - -- - - ---- Grand Tyler
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HISTORY of Western Star Lodge No. 2.6
Th sun·nner [ 1 57 . aw Lh first important mirrration t Lite area which no\ constitut the Cit of !bert ea. he new ilizen · found a few log homes and a store, built o Lhe same material. Lumber was an im portant pr clu t, and a . awmill was in proce ')) f onstruction by eorge . Rub! , th pow r or which wa · furnished b a .Illtil) dam on the hell rock River which created a lake named "Fountain" . The infant plat bad been approved by the nite I . Late p t offi e I panmem, and tb village ""a L. b known a !bert ea, Minne ot.a en:itor . be newly arrived [amil,i rected homes either in the village r on pre-empted land nearb . 'everal of the y ung men were unmarri ·d. me o[ them took up land
while other found work in the v illage. fost of them boanl d in the viilag at A1 nzo ferry' Stranger Home r in the barn like hotel 1 ·ared at the pre Clll armory ·ite, then known a th "Kenyon Hou •·. rr he first lumber produced at the infant ·awmill wem jmo constructi.o1~ of a building n Elizabeth tr el whid1 became the home or a n w pa,per b aring the proud title of "The Southern Minnesota Star".
The se oncl comm r ial building wa · I ·ated on the wc:t ·ide o£ gras o cred Broadway. It becam the office of. Dr. A. . Wedge wh had come
to Lhe village to I ok after tbe imere l. o[ hi !at un I >, Lu ·iu P. ' 'Vedge, and to pra ti e l1i profe i n, a pra ti c whid1 cominuecl for m rc than 50 yea• . lal'ge building, for tho. e tim s, to b known a the '\1\lebb r House" wa completed befor wjnt r.
fflcially, Freeb rn unty hac! been organized on 1 larch 3rcl and 4th, 1 ~7. It · birth tm·ed at the log home o[ eor Ruble, an 1 lhe Village r ben Lea was ch n a th temporar ounty ·eat. . n el ction wa heduled [or Oc ober 13Lh of that year to . eule, for a short t ime at 1 a ·t,
the locati n or tlle ourt house. pirited C011l ' l for tha t honor (oll wed with e era! of the village of the ounry 1 ani ipaling.
t tll.e be inning of ·bey ar J8i' 7 ther were only tw member · of rhe Ma onic fraternity re idin<Y in this newly . ct led communit)'· fanner Brother . \1\r. White, had ·ettl d ju t we t [ he illag in which Br ther Georg Ruble wa mpleting hi awmjll. Br thCJ" 'WhiLe and Ruble had kn wn ach oLh r in prior year when both lived in •Vi n in. In Lbe year 1 55 Brother \ •Vhite moved w Mitchell, Iowa, and during the winter of 1855-56 he was vjsi eu 1herc by Broth r Ruble. L that time Brother White wa in bu ine. in 1 fitd1cll, but Brother Ruble painted uch a glowing picture of Lhe land to the north L11aL by 1857 Br0Lher' ' bit wa: . uled near Albert Lea.
Brother Ruble, a man of many interests, found little time during the summer of 1857 to devote to Masonic interests. It fell to the energetic Brother '1\Thite to be on the lookout for-other members of the fraternity, and by fall he found five more members, enough to organize a lodge.
These seven men, all of whom belonged to different lodges, applied for a charter to the Grand Lodge of the Minnesota TeiTitory. On October 1, 1857, the Grand Master issued them a dispensation to organize and meet
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a. a lodge, on a temporary ba i , until uch time • as the applicaLion for d1aner be voted upon and a chaner duly issued. It wa planned tha th fit t meeting bould be held in the parlor of the "I; ebber H u e but ince that building wa till incomplete the brothers met on ovembcr 14, 1 57, in an unfinished room over the drugsror aucl IIice of Dr. A. C. W'edge. This building, which was ·the first building ere ted on Br adway was moved in the I 70's, and i . till tanding on outh Pearl treer in Alben Lea, opposite the Allis HoteL
he minute, of thi · 11r !. meeting have been preser ed, and are in th.e handwriting o( George Ruble the acting . ecretary. hey how that Wor hipful Master A. V. \ hite called to order the first meeting oC Westem . tar Lodge, under di pen ation, held in the Vil lage o[ A lbett Lea, Minne·ota Territory, ov mb r 14·, I 57 in the Year [Light 5 57. There wexe pre ent, beside t.he •Vor hipful faster, Brothel' Chari s Torton, enior Warden John Brown Ul, Junior ·warden, \f\T. K. B yl , George Hayward,
eorge . Rub! and elson nycler. Brother J. C. Maloy is mentioned as a vi itor. The Vor hipful faster appointed Brother Hayward a Tyler, Brother Boyles a enior Dea on, .BrotJ1.er nyder as Junior Deacon, and Brother George Ruble a · ecretary. The lodge then conducted its election· Brother Hayward wa elected Treasurer, Brother Boyle , e retary, Br ther Ruble, Senior eacon, and Brother Snyder, Junior Dea on .
At thi fu meeting it wa decided that regular meewng should be held at 6:00 'clock p.m. on the Wcclne day of or immediately preceding each full moon. The Worhip(ul Master a! o app inted a ommi tee tO make the nece ary pby ical arrangem n r r the lodge. Initiation fee for the first three deo-ree · wa !ixed at 20.00, and the lodge was do eel follow· ing a decision to hold the next me Ling on the 25th of ovember.
The stories of the charter members of 'ii\Testern Star Lodge, all of whom were pionect o( Freeborn County, are interesting ones. The fit" t member of the fraternit)' tO settle in the area was Brother George . Ruble, who be-ame fir t ecreuuy Brother Ruble and hi family were engaged in agri
culture, specializing in imported hor es. The family originally came from Penn ylvania by way of Ohio and Wi on in. d ubled the m.11nber f I al membe1 I the locl · when, as ha been pr iou ly related, he per· suaded his friend A. W. \1\Thite to settle nearby.
To Brother Ruble also belongs the honor of beginning Albert Lea as a indus-trial center. He served with the Mounted Rangers during the Indian \ at (the early .ixrie ·, and later with the First I inne ta Heavy nillery during the Civil "1;1\rar. In thi c.apacity he saw action in the vicinity of Chattanooga, Ten.nes ee, and be arne o impre sed with that area that he located there up n his relea e from military ervjce. He kept hi vast real e tale hol<ling in Minne ota, an Jc(t t.heir rnanagernenL to hi brother John. He returned to Minn sota about 1871 v.hen hi Tenne ee hotel was detroyed by fire. He died jn 886, survived by his son, Brother Charles N. Rul 1 , and hi daughter, Mrs. T. P. Green, who was then living in Tennessee. He had a granddaughter Katherine, daughter of Charles, for whom Ka:therine I.land in •ountain Lake was named.
Brother W. K. Boyle first settled in Hayward Township. He was a farmer and carpenter, and soon moved to the new Village of Albert Lea. He was killed during the constru<:tion of a store building which was being
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First Lodge Hall occupied, 1857 · 1858
First Officers and Charter Members of 1'\'estern Star Lodge No. 26
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erected to indu · Bro her Frank Hall to lo ate it !ben Lea. Funcml ·ervi es for Brother Bo Ie were held in the old Webbet· Hou c, ancL h was buri d in the emet t·y which wa th n lo ·ated on the ld Au ·tin Road near the :itc of the prescn1 [ienton , ' tr e t and MaL hall ve~u. Lat r , the lodge purd1a~ed a lot in Lh . new ra e lan l met 1·y, and h1 r main · w re moved ther" in 1 ' 69. Lodge records di. duse that the ost ol removal was 5.50.
Brother Charles Norton, First Senior 'Warden of the Lodge, settled on the west side of Pickerel Lake. His former home was in "\Visconsin. He gave to W · tern Star Lodge a great knowledge of Masoni~ affairs, ~ncl was a featured . peaker during the "\•Vestern Star Lodge Fo~·ueth Anmversary celebration in 1897. His death occurred in 1900, and, !Jke Brother Boyle, he i · buri ed in Gracelancl Cemetery.
Brother J ·1. on n der, the firs1 Junior VVarclen of th lo lg , riginally ·eul I in .Riccland Township. He formerly li,·ed in Iowa, but both h and hi · wife wer horn in • ngland. H dimitted from the lodge in M.arch of 1869 because of poor hea lth , and rewmed LO his f nn r hom in 1 w where h died :honl a tenvard. •
l~ro th er George Hayw<Lnl, fir t reasmer nr the Iod re, ·ame tO Hayward ownship fmm Po tvi lle, l<1wa, ir the year 185(). H e wa · bom in New
York tate in 1824. ln I 60 he returned to I wa. Jn I !) ' the lodo- wa ad vi ·eel b)' a daughter of Br Lh r Ha ward that h had b en killed in a fall from a hOI e in I' 7 in th ' ' taLe of alifornia.
The second meetio of VVestcrn Star Lodge wa · h Id (>\'C.mber 25, 1857. at th \!Vel b r l-1 u · . It wa at thi~ meeting- that the llr t petition was received, that o[ A. n. \•Vel ber, the owner >f the "\>\Tebb r House_ Br<>thCl' Webber wa. rai. etl on May 1 5 , Lhe fit"l m rnl cr to recei ,·e hi. Iegree · from We tern tar od e. In add iLion lo hi other interest!, Broth
er Webber \1 as ad miLL I w th pra tice >f law, and wa · the pr moter [or he tra L of land in the cast pan of pre ent clay \!ben ea which is known
as Webber cldit ion. He al o aw service in the ' i\'il War, and wa l<tter appointed as \ Varden o the J ·Iitme 01a une Prison .
h · cond p tition to be re ci ed in \• c·tern 'ta r Lo lge tallle in early I 58 . that of r·. . C. \Vet! 'C. He, lik wi · , saw servi e in the ivil V\' ar, a a ·ur(l'eon. Durin' the year· that followed h · h ld many lo al and tal orficcs and al · ened for a time a oJJcctor of Jmernal 1 evenu (or 'outhern J\l.inne ·ota. :Ie was for many year a 1 anner in the retail dntg-busine s willt L. 'piccr, father of J3r thcr L. "\•V. S1 i er. H wa · the father [Mamie 'Wedge, later the wife n( Brothe1· M . i\1. Jon s, and was the g randfather of Brother Alben \>\1. Jone and gTeat grand ather of Brother J\lfark Jones. He died in 19 11, after el ing the com munity of lben Lea 1'01' over 54 years.
After the fu .. r few me Lings had be n held in t.he parlor of Lhc ·webber Hotel Lhe Brolhers c n Juded that tbe e quaner wer · to ·mall, and were lacking in 1 rivacy. Tn the umm r of l 58 the loci ··e wa mo ed t new qu~u-tcr over the wagon h >p owned by Br ther John W . .Brown ill, on the present location of the po t office. he new lodge r om wa · I 6 by 30 feet, but an additional ant room wa added horcly thereafter at a o t of 46.00.
he rental paid LO Br thcr Brown ill was 45JJO per y ar. he lodge recrds how that in July, 185 a bill of 15.00 wa ·allowed to Brother Brown-
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A. W. White l:miling. SecOIHl floor used as Lodge
Hall 1871 - 1874
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Brownsill Wagon Shop Second floor used as Lodge
Hall 1858- 1871
sill for labor in preparing the Masoni c Hall. At tlie same time a bill of $2.80 was allowed for secretarial supplies, and Brother 'Villiam Morin was paid $6.10 for 175 feet of walnu t lumber.
Bro ther Whjt ften related, in later )'Ca r tha t the fir. L '' jewels" of '1\Testern Lar Lodg • were ma le of paper. A'j soon as pussib l thes wer r pia cd by hand carved wooden jewels, and it was not until J a nuar ' r J ,59 th at the lodg· • came intO po ·ess ion o[ me-ta l jewels and ;·q uare and compass whi l were made of bra ·s by Broth r Ruble' blacksmith a t a o [ ·2.25. T h. lodge records how tha-t the Bibl.e was purdu t ·ed , at a o l o[ 3.00. T he original l;> ra .. ·qu are and ompa · are still u ed in We tern Star Lodge No. 26. today.
On October 27, 1858, the charter was granted by the Grand Lodge )[ the State of Minnesota. On November 17 , 1858, 'Vestern Star Lodge No. 26 was organized under the charter , and the lodge authorized publication of the constitution and by-laws by Brother Isaac Botsford at a cost of 75 cents per page.
Man y o ( th early 11emb 1 · ( the L dg • wer pr?ntine.nt. membe.1·s o[ th infam community of ALbert Lea. Brother J. C. 1- erris wn d and operated a general srore on the n rtheast corner f l'viain and Broadway. Brother Au ·Lin R . N i hol · origina ll y cam t 1 rower C un ty as a trapper and hunter. H e was farming ju t across the county Line in .Blue ;anh Count in 1 58 wh en he became a member of the L dge. H e gav his name to th.c nei hboring city o[ u tin. Broth r ] h_n i eath, who re-
ived hi r i a ler lason' de rrec in ugu st 1858 wa the ftr tel ·t d sheriff o Freeborn C unty. H e later became more [amou as the owner of the famo u. hot e, "Old. Tom", which won the 1 60 11 r. n ee which settled the county seat in Albert Lea instead of Itasca.
One of the active early members was Brother David Blakley, founder of the Bancroft Pioneer. He waged a vigorous campaign against Albert Lea citizens in his efforts to get the county seat for Bancroft. Later, he founded the Mower County Mirror and still later, the St. Paul Press. In his later years, he was the manager of both the Gilmore and Sousa bands.
Brother Dr. George Watson, who was raised in July, 1858, was a member of the Minnesota State Constitutional Convention. Brother ' 'Villiam Morin who play iL a promjn.em role in the develop.mer t [ the Villa (
lben Lea and I· reeborn Coumy, was rai ·ed in tober, I 5 . H e wa the Cit L county audit rand 1·egisrer of deeds and was one of the first member of the Cha-pter and Commanclry in Freeborn ounty. H e was the f<nher of Brother vV. . Morin and the randfat.b.er of Brother William . 1\•lorin. Brother Horatio H. Br wn, Alber Lea banker petitioned for membership in ugust, 1 58. La ter, he was \1\forshipful !faster of the Lodge f r eio·bt different years.
Brother Augustus Armstrong likewise petitioned for membership in August, 1858. H e was a lawyer, and served several terms in the State Legislature. H e was the father of Brother Augustus Armstrong, Jr., also a lawyer.
Brother Francis Hall opened a general store on his arrival in Albert Lea, and later served as first mayor of the city. After his Civil ' 1\Tar crvi · he returned to Albert Lea to operate a flour mill in connection with lti general store. Brother Isaac Botsford edited the "Eagle", succes or to th
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Building at Broadway and Main Street. Second floor
used as Lodge Hall 1895 - 1910
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Hewitt Building, nonhwest corner of Broadwa' and
William Street. Second Ooor used as Lodge Hall
1874- 1895
"Star", and later edited the "Freeborn Springs Herald" at Itasca. His length of service during the Civil '!\Tar is believed to be longer than that of any other man in the Union army.
During the Civil War, there were few meetings of the Lodge, although sixteen new members were admitted between June, 1861 and December, 1864. Among these are several prominent names, including Brother T. :J. Sheehan, long time county sheriff and later U. S. Marshal, Brother Doer K. Stacy, and Brother John L. Gibbs, prominent local lawyer and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
'!\lith the addition of new members, the quarters over the Brownsill Wagon Shop proved too small. In 1871 the Lodge was moved to larger quarters above the brick store building newly erected by Brother White. This building is still standing at 106 South Broadway. The first lodge meeting held here was March 8, 1871. Brother Horatio D. Brown was then the '1\Torshipful Master, and Brother R. B. Skinner was the secretary.
During the years that followed, the Lodge membership continued to increase, and by 1874, the Lodge was again looking for larger quarters. In that year, Brother C. M. Hewitt was erecting a store bui1ding on the northwest corner of Broadway and '1\Tilliam Street and the members persuaded Brother Hewitt to add a third story for a Lodge room. The first Lodge meeting in the Hewitt building was September 10, 1874. In these rooms were later held the fin meelin o( the (bert Lea Chapter o. 30, Royal AJ·cb r iason (1 74), t.he fir L meeting of th Apollo C mmandt-y (1879), and Hal yon Chapter No. 21, Orde1· oi the Ea tern tar (1 8). At the time the Hewitt buildin wa · onsu·ucted, a Ma nic emblem was placed in the bri k wall of the third tory, and the emblem remained there unLil the building was destroyed by fire in 1942.
In 1895, the membership had once again outgrown its quarters, and the Lodge was moved to the second story of the store building on the northeast corner of Broadway and Main. A Masonic emblem, cut in marble, was placed in the brick wall of this structure, and this emblem was preserved by Brother Charles Upin when the building was later remodeled. Brother '1\T. '"'· Parker was Master of the Lodge when the first meeting was held in these quarters on April 10, 1895. Shortly after moving, the Lodge also rented the second floor hall above the Brundin Brothers Meat Market in the building immediately to the north.
'Vithin ten years, the quarters were again too small and a building committee was appointed to locate new quarters. Members of the committee were Brothers ]. P. Hurly, Frank '"'· Barlow, Curtis Keller, Thomas vVilson and John F. D . :Meighen. hi committee, in c OJ erarion with a co~mnittee f the Alber Lea FireD pm-tment Relief A - ociation , negotiat cl t.be pur me of the ld , amuel Eaton home on the orner of .Broadway and V\fater Street. It was agreed that the two rganizati n · hould on. tn•ct a buildin together. The e ond floor was to used for the Masonic odge an lth Firemen' elief A · o iation, a an inve t.mem, lea ·ed Lhe first flo r out for public events and entertainment. The two organizations entered into a contract with Brother Nels C. Sorenson for the construction of the building at a total co t f . 17 70 . G. By ag reemen , the L dge wa to pay $5228.55 as i · share. Construction was starte I about 190 , and Vorshipful Master, Brother had e Tur:nbull c nducted the Gr t meeting of the Lodge in it new and pre Clll quarter. on l\far h 10, 1910.
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111 lSJI 9, the Lodge pur hac I the first floor lf·ntheresbt ?lfd· ~he ~iremehn's R ei i ·[ As 0 ia i n and has been the sole owner o t e m mg s1~ce t at .· MaJl" imrnovcm nts have b en made to the Lodge rooms smce the tJill. . ' J • l . l b "ld" h b h d < rig inal con ·rru ti n. ~I he h.eaung J. ant m tle m mg as een c ange aL .lea · ~hr e time . nother large 1tem was the one thousand pound rug which was laid in 1951.
The first special event held by ·western Star Lodge No. 26 was a '1\Tashington's birthday party in the year 1859, h eld at the '1\Tebber House. Invitations were sent to the public and the records show that a bill for the party of $5.00 was later paid. Since that ~ime, the activities of the ~odge have been many. The Lodge held a speoal ceremony on the o~caswn _of the fortieth anniversary of its founding, and again on the occaswn of Its seventy-fifth anniversary. In 1942, the Lodge invited Mas.ons fr?m all parts of the State, including many past Grand Masters, to a dmner m honor of '1\lilliam P. Sturtz, newly elected Grand Master of the State of Minnesota. Members of the Lodge have, throughout the years, conducted Masonic funeral services for many deceased brothers, both in Albert Lea and throughout the County.
Pursuant to regulations of the Grand Lodge, the Lodge presents special lapel pins to those brothers of Western Star Lodge who have been Masons for fifty years. Those who have been thus honored to elate are. Brothers Charles F. Towne, Nick ' 'V. Sime, Charles Turnbull, D. M. vVh1tney. Dr. C. L. Blunt, Burt May, fohn F. D. Meighen, A. T. Cook, Carl Trowbridge, A. 0 . VVatland, N els C.' Sorenson, G. A. Zetterholm, and Lester vV. Spicer. The last four named are still alive and still hold active membership in the Lodge.
An outstanding incident in the life of the Lodge occurred on January 22, 1908, when the officers and a group of m embers, twenty in number, conferred the Master Mason's degree at the Grand Lodge school of instruction. Brother John F. D. Meighen acted as Worshipful Master on that occasion. A very high compliment was paid to these officers and brethren by the Board of Custodians for their proficiency in the work.
During the one hundred years of its existence, V\Testern Star Lodge has had a total of 1441 members. This number includes 501 present members, whose names appear elsewhere in this booklet.
On the occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Lodge, the late '1\Torshipful Brother, John F. D. Meighen, composed the following, which, with appropriate correction to reflect the passage of twenty-five additional years is equally applicable today:
"vVe who are among the living cherish lovingly the memory of those who have gone; we treasure the blue stars that have background of great wars ; we treasure the high ideals, the patriotism and Masonic virtue of the long list of brothers who have met the last call. To the 100 years of the life of ·western Star Lodge No. 26 all Masons may look for inspiration as they strive to exemplify the Masonic spirit which so abundantly dwelt in many of the lives and characters of this edifice of Masonry, this spiritual house, not made by hands, eternal in the heavens."
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Sketches of Early Masters of Western
Star Lodge No. 2..6
ASA W. WHITE was born in New York State in 1827. In the spring of
1856 he preempted land on the shore of what is now '"'hite's Lake. Dur
ing the year 1857 he worked with Brother George Ruble in the organiza
tion of the Lodge. He served as its Master under the dispensa tion begin
ning October 1, 1857, and was later Master in six different years. He enlist
ed in the Union Army in 1861 and later became a Captain in the Fourth
Regiment, Minnesota Volunteers, the first company to enter service. Fol
lowing the war he returned to Albert Lea and entered b'usiness on Broad
way. In later years he served as Judge of Probate and Clerk of Court. He
died January 13, 1907.
HORATIO D. BRO,,VN was born in New York State in 1835. He gradu
ated from Union College and came to Hayward Township, Freeborn Coun
ty, as a young man. He became a member of the Lodge in 1858, and soon
thereafter enlisted in the Union Army. In his early years he was a surveyor
but after the war he purchased the banking interest of Brother Frank Hall.
He was Master of the Lodge in eight different years beginning in 1862. In
his later years h e turned to politics, and was, at different times, mayor of
Albert Lea and a member of the State Legislature. He died August 2, 1902.
FRANK B. FOBES was 25 when, in 1866, he moved to Albert Lea as a per
manent resident. He had lived in Freeborn County prior to his enlistment
in the Civil ' 'Var. He became a member of the Masonic Lodge in Ripon,
'Visconsin immediately after the war, and later was guite active in lodge af
fairs in Albert Lea. He was, for a short time, purchasing agent for Frank
Hall, and later a hardware store proprietor. He held the office of County
Treasurer for six years. He served first as master in 1872 and in two subse
quent years. He died April 1, 1902.
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JAMES Q. ANNIS was born in New York State in 1837. He likewise served
in the Union Army during the Civil War. His original lodge was in Ohio,
but he transferred to the lodge in Albert Lea when he moved here in 1879.
He was a painter by occupation. He served as master of ''VesLern Star
Lodge for five successive years, beginning in 1885. He served as Clerk of
Court for several terms. His death occurred April 30, 1915.
HENRY A. HOUSE came to Freeborn County in 1858. He was born in
Massachusetts in 1835. He saw service in the Union Army as a musicia.n.
After the war he was for many years in charge of merchandising for Ran
som Brothers ·vvholesale Grocers. He servd as master of the Lodge for four
successive years beginning in 1890. He died January 10, 1895.
CHARLES "\1\TILKINSON was another native New Yorker, born in 1851.
He came to Albert Lea in his youth and set up business as a grain dealer.
Later he held the offices of Mayor and Register of Deeds. He was master of
the lodge from 1898 through 1900. He and his family moved to South
Dakota about 1915 and he died there May 9, 1926.
GEORGE vV. GEESEY was born in New York State in 1834. He served in
the Union Army, and later took up residence in Iowa. In 1895 he trans
ferred to the Albert Lea lodge, and in 1901 he served as master. He
taught school for many years, but had left that occupation in favor of
farming by the time he moved to Minnesota. He was a most faithful mem
ber, often driving miles by team in stormy weather to attend lodge. He
died April 27, 1908.
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Ancient Landmarks (Grand Lodge Constitution)
The following are enumerated from the Ancient Constitutions as having the force of Ancient Landmarks of the Fraternity, have been generally received and aknowledged by Masons as such.
1st-That belief in the Supreme Being, "The Great Architect of the Universe," who will punish vice and reward virtue, is an indispensable prerequistite to admission to Masonry.
2nd-That the moral law which inculcates charity and probity, industry and sobriety, and obedience to law and civil government, is the rule and guide of every Mason, and to which strict conformity is required.
3rd-That obedience to Masonic law and authority, being voluntarily assumed is of perpetual obligation.
4th-That the Rites and Ceremonies (which include the unwritten language) of the true system of the Ancient York Rite, and which constitute a part of the Body of Masonry, are immutable, and that it is not in the power of any man or body of men to make innovations therein.
5th-That contentions and lawsuits bet_ween brethren are contrary to the laws and regulations of Masonry.
6th-That charity is the right of a Mason, his widow and orphans, when poor and destitute, to demand, and the duty of his prosperous brother to bestow.
7th-That Masonic instruction is, like charity, a reciprocal right and duty of Masons.
8th-That to visit Masonically is an inherent right of Masons, but no visitor shall be received into a Lodge if any member present objects.
9th-That a candidate for Masonry must be a man, of mature age, free born, of good report, hale and sound, not deformed or dismembered, and no eunuch.
1Oth-That the Grand Master may make Masons at sight, and may grant a dispensation to a Lodge for the same purpose, but in all other cases a candidate must be proposed in open Lodge, at a stated meeting, and can only be accepted at a stated meeting following by the scrutiny of a secret ballot, and an unanimous vote, and must pay a fixed price for admissiOn.
11th-That it is the duty of every Mason to be a contributing member of some Lodge.
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12th-That a Mason who is not a member of a Lodge is still subject to
the disciplinary power of Masonry.
13th-That the Master and ' 'Vardens of every chartered Lodge are of right and inalienably representatives in and members of the Grand Lodge.
14th-That no one can be elected Master of a chartered Lodge (except at its first election), but a Master Mason who shall have served as a
'Varden.
15th-That every Mason must be tried by his peers; hence, the Master
cannot be tried by his Lodge.
16th-That no appeal to the Lodge can be taken from the decision of the Master, or the 'Varden occupying the chair in his absence.
17th-That Masonic intercourse with a clandestine, suspended or expelled Mason, is a breach of duty and an offense against Masonic law.
18th-That a restoration of the privileges of Masonry by the Grand Lodge does not restore to membership in a subordinante Lodge.
19th-That the failure of a Lodge to meet for one year is cause for the forfeiture of its charter.
20th-That it is the duty, as well as the right of every chartered Lodge to be represented in the Grand Lodge at its Communications.
21st-That a Grand Lodge has supreme and exclusive jurisdiction, within its territorial limits, over all matters of Ancient Craft Masonry.
22nd-That no appeal lies from the decision of the Grand Master in the chair, or the Deputy Grand Master, or Grand 'Varden occupying the chair in his absence.
23rcl-That the office of Grand Master is always elective, and should be filled annually by the Grand Lodge.
24th-That a Grand Lodge composed of its officers and representatives must meet at least once in each year, to consult and act concerning the interests of the Fraternity in its jurisdiction.
25th-That all officers of Grand or subordinate Lodges must be Master Masons.
26th-That no subject of a sectarian or political character can be discussed in a Lodge, and any Mason proposing such a subject renders himself liable to the disciplinary action of the Lodge.
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LIST OF MEMBERS Western Star Lodge No. 2.6, A. F. & A. M.
LAWRENCE S. ALLEN
MEREDITH G. AD!
ARTHUR B. ANDERSON
BENJAMEN F. ANDERSON
CHRIS ANDERSON
.JAW'S J. ANDERSO:-.: Sic F. ANDERSON
ARTHUR L. ANTHONY
EDW ARIJ H. ARGUE DWIGHT A . AR:IISTRONG
RoBERT D . ARNOLD
CORNELL E . ASHEIM HAROLD vV. ATKINS
RoBERT J. ATKINS BERNARD A. AUGUSTINE
LEo AunrENTAUO
HAROLD R. BAARSON
EDWARD J. BADE CARL D. BARil
H. A. BARCK jOHN BARTNESS THEODORE B. BAUCH FRED \ •\1, BAUER
'INILLIA;I! F . BEHRENDS
vVILLIAM s. BEHRENDs \VALTER E. BEHRING
GLENN K. BENNETT
HARRY E. BENNETT
CLIFFORD J. B E NSON LLOYD A. BERGLUND
DAN BERNllROCK
ANTON BERTELSON ROBERT H. BESCO
MARVIN F. BINGER
JERRY P. BLAKESLEE RO NALIJ R . BLAKESLEE \VALTER H. BLEICHWEHL
ALFRED v\1. BLIZARD
RussELL D . BLOOD ELMER A. BOELTER
}ENS J. BONNERUP RoBERT N. BONNERUP VERLE G. BORLAND
RICHARD 0. BOTHUM GEORGE T. BOTHUM I. GEORGE BOYUM v\TII.L!Ai\l BRAATEN EDWARD \o\1. BRIESE
LEONARD J. BRILL LEON R. BROADWELL
HERSCHELL N. BROCK
GERALD K. BROOKE FRANCIS E. BROOKS
HAROLD S. BROWN PERCY P. BROWN
GLEN C. BRUNDIN BYRON I. BULEY
CARL R. BUTURF
CLIFFORD E. CAIRNS
\o\TARREN D. CALHOUN CLAUDE \,Y. CALLAGHAN
ALllERT CAMP
JoHN J. CASHMAN ALFRED CASSEM
JoHN T. CHASE GEORGE S. CHESTERMAN
C!I.RL H. CHRISTENSEN
LEONARD J . CHRISTENSON ROBERT vV. CHRISTIAN
RICHARD A. CHRISTIANSON GERHARDT A. CHRISTOPHERSON
HENRY v\T. CLAUDE
JoHN G. CLAYBOURN DALE V. CONRAD
CARLTON A. CooK CHESTER A. COTTON
GLENN M. CROSE
JOSEPH K. CROSE RONALD L. CROWE
CLARENCE E. DAHLBERG
FRANK J. DALLERA HAROLD P. DANIELSEN
ALFRED H. DAVIS
NIELS H. DEBEL BoYD R. F. DEMALIGNON
CHARLES J. DILLING
VANCE H. DoDsoN ADAM DOERR
D. G. DROMMERHAUSEN
F. H. DRUCKENBROD LLOYD A. DUGSTAD
JoE A. DUNCANSON
LESLIE N, EARL
CARROL J. EBERT REID A . EDWARDS RoGER D. EDWARDS
JAMES H. ELLIO'IT BEN E. ELLORIN ELLSWORTH B. ELLSON
E. GEORGE ELSE LESTER L. ELSTAD
RICHARD R. EMERY RussELL \ •V. EMSTAD
OSCAR ENDELL 'VILLIAM LEE ENGLISH RoBERT L. ENTORF
RALPH 0. ERLANDSON
EDWARD D. ERNEST KENNETH W. ESSE
OswALD S. EVENSON
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\'\I'ILLIAM E. FANKHANEL .WILLIAM G. FLANAGAN
]AMEs S. FoDNESS RENZIE E. FOGLESONG
FRANK G. FoLKEN
JOHN P. FREEMAN
ALEX R. FREMOTT ALERT E . FRETHEIM
AXEL E. FRIBERG v\TARREN C . FRIEST
LEROY L. GAARDER ANDREW \'\', GARDNER
JAY K. GENDLER
JoE M. GENDLER .JOSEPlf GENDLER MORRIS N, GENDLER
THEODORE M. GILL
JACK F. C. GILLARD MYRON L. GiLPIN EARL L. GLASSER
HENRY J. GOHDE JAMES H. GOHDE Lours H. GORDON RUDOLPH L. GRASDALEN
LAWRENCE vV . GRtNOLDS
HAROLD V. GROCE
RussELL P. GUDVANGEN HAROLD 0. GULBRANDSON
ROBERT S. GULBRANDSON CHESTER H. GUNDERSON
JoSEPH R. GUNDERSON RAYMOND B. GUSTAVESON
JOHN l\f. HADDY
JosEPH G. HADDY ELMER G. HAGEN MoRRIS N. HAGEN
Lours A . HAHLEN
LYLE E . HAHN CLIFFORD F. HANSEN
ALBERTUS HANSON
AXEL M. HANSON
CASPER F. HANSON HANS A. HANSON
JOHN 0. HANSON LEONARD HANSON MAURICE B. HANSON
ROBERT D. HANSON
VICTOR G. HANSON
Y. H. HANSON HARRY C. HARBER BENNETT L. V, HAROLDSON
GEORGE W. HARRISON
CLYDE F. HATCH
ROYAL C. HAYDEN
JoHN R. HAYEK
J. fRA:'<KLIN H EDGCOCK LESLIE M. HE NDRICKSON
En\VARD J. HENRY
W' ARREN R. HILL
SIDNEY E . HoLMES
C. L. HowE
JOHN C. HOWELL
H ERBERT A. HOYNE
JAMES H. HUFF
RoBERT S. HUGHES
STANLEY M. HuGHES
GORDON S. HULEGAARD
RICHARD D. HUMPHREY
EARLL. HUNT
Ross E. HUNT
LIONEL K. HvoLBOLL
GLEN IV. I VES
CARL s. JACOBSON
DONALD E. JACOBSON
ANDREW C. }ELLINGER JR.
ANDREW c. }ELLINGER SR.
ALTON T. JENSEN
CARL J. JENSEN CLARENCE N. JENSEN
HANS C. JENSEN
HARLEY K. JENSEN
HARRY A. JENSEN
JAMES C • .JENSEN
LEONARD J. JENSEN RAYMOND A. JENSEN
RICHARD D. JENSEN
THOMAS C. JENSEN
RUTHVEN L. JERDET
ELMER ivf. JoHNSON
HARVEY L. JoHNSON
Jor-rN B. JoHNSON JosEPH A. JoHNSON
KELSEY R. JOHNSON
RuBEN B. JoHNSON
CARL R. JOHNSRUD
CARLYLE C . .JOHNSRUD
H. E. JoHNSRUD
LEONARD B. JoHNSRUD
JAMEs R. JoHNSTON
JOHN C. JOHNSTON
ALBERT IV. JONES
BENJ:HviiN F. JONES CHESTER V. JONES
LOUIS J. JONES MARK S. JONES
vVARD D. JoNEs
FLOYD R. JoRGENSON
RussELL H. JuERS
HARRY KADESKY
HAROLD H. KAPLAN
OscAR V. KARLBERG
ARTHUR F . KATZUNG
CARL E. KELLY
CHARLES L. KENIS
WILLIAM L. KEPPLE
Ross J. KmDER EDWARD H. KLINE BENNETT 0. KNUDli_ON LESLIE R . KNUDSON FRED A. KoECHER
HENRY A. KoLSTAD ENOCH A. KoYNEN
ALAN K. KRUEGER
'VELFERD IV. KRUEGER CLINTON F. KUCERA
LoUis H. KucHERA
VICTOR M. KucHERA
ARTHUR J. LAGESON
V\1 ALTER A. LANE
LARRY J. LARSEN CLIFFORD E. LARSON
EDwiN R. LARSON
ROBERT E. LARSON
GIW. ·w. LEIDHOLDT
DONALD L. LELAND
CLAus F. LEMKE
JOHN S. LEMKE BRAND A. LEOPARD
HAROLD A. LESLIE
CHESTER J. LEUSMAN ERNEST C. LEUSMAN
\N ARREN H. LEVERING
LYMAN E. LTFESON
INTLLJAM p. LLOYD
S. B. LONES
HENRY S . LOUDEN
DONALD D. LOWERY
RALPH H. LUBIE NS
JOHN M. LUNEY
LEROY E. MAAS
1·\TILLIAM G. MACKAY
ALVIN J. MALMER
ARTHUR M. MALMER
H. R. MALMER
DONALD G . MARTINSON
FRED L. MARTINSON
ELwiN L . MAUSETH
MELVIN W. MAUSETH
CHARLES E . MAY
KLYDE M. MAY
LEROY P. McARDLE
HowARD D. McCLARNON
'VILLIAM S. :McCONNELL
MERTON J. ilfEIXELL
KYLE MELICK
MAYNARD A. MELLANG
RAY s. :MENEFEE
DONALD E. MILLER
JAMES McGowAN MILLER
JoHN R. MoRGAN H. OTTO MORTENSEN
BENJAMIN F. MULDOWN HENRY A. MUNSON
JAMES E. MURTAUGH
LEONARD J. MuRTAUGH
MICHAEL L. MURTAUGH
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GEORGE P. :\<(USIL ROBERT L. i\(YERS lNGVOLU R. MYRLAND
EARL E. NASH
PAUL v\T. NEAL ANDREW M. NELSEN
ELMER N. NELSEN
LLOYD E. NELSEN
MELVIN E. NELSEN
CLARENCE T. NELSON
DouGLAS IV. NELSON
LAURIS C. NELSON
LEONARD L. NELSON
LYMAN A. NELSON
MARSHALL J. NELSON MERRILL 0. NELSON
PAUL N. NELSON
ROBERT H . NELSON
RUSSELL C. NELSON
EWALD E. NEPP
FLOYD V. NICHOLS
'VELLMAN H. NILES
CHARLES E. NoLTING
LAWRE NCE K. 0FFENBECKER
IRV IN J. 0FSTEDAL
0DEON OLESON
HELMER OLSEN
CECIL R . OLSON
CHESTER M . OLSON
D£1VrrT OLSON
FREDERICK J. OLSON
KENNETH IV. OLSON
MILTON G. OLSON
OTIS C. OLSON
ELwiN C. 0MUNDSON
LEO E. O'Nll!L
WAYNE E. 00THOUDT
LEWIS H. OPDAHL
RAYlv!OND H. OSTRANDER
HowARD B. OTTESEN
\VILLARD G. OTTLEY
AUSTIN M . PAGE
CLINTON F . PALMER
G. KENNETH PALMER
HARVEY R. PAULSON
.JOH N P. PERSON
LIONEL L. PETERS
ANSGAR H. PETERSON
CHESTER D. PETERSON
DEWAYNE R. PETERSON
ELMER R. PETERSON
.JOHN 0. PETERSON
LEONARD H. PETERSON
LLOYD B. PETERSON
ROBERT E. PETERSON
L EWIS E. PICKELL
EMIL J. PIHL
DELBERT vV. PLATT
ROBERT B. PLEISS
BERT POLK
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BERNARD F. PONTO MARSHALL S . PRATT
LEO R . PRINS JR. LEO R. PRINS SR.
WILLIA~I E. PRossER
ROBERT D. PUH'IAN
ALBERT RANSTAD
FRANK B. REESE, JR.
CLIFFORD S. REICHEL
ROBERT D. R EID
ARTHUR H . RHTGER
CLARENCE A. RICHARDS
RAYMOND G. ROBISON
DAVID RODLI
ROAL RODLI GARFIELD E. RocGENSAcK
FLoYD T. RoscoE
GoRDON IV. Ross
HARRY E. R UBLE
ERVIN H. RUHSA~I
HARRY E. RUHSAM HUGH P. RUHSAM
JoHN F. RuuD HERBERT G. R YGMYR
HENRY B. SALTHUN
OsCAR '"' · SAMUELSON ANDREW G. SANDERS
N. V ERE SANDERS
ROY S . SANDERSON
HENRY A . SANDVIG
CARL J. SCHELDRUP
ARDELL J. SCHLAEFER
EDWARD G. SCHLEDE
ALFRED C. SCHMID
WALTER H. SCHMID
ALBERT E. SCHNEIDER
IRVIN C. SCHNEIDER
CLARENCE J. SCHROEDER
ALVIN W. SCHULZ
J. A. ScHULTZ SYDNEY F. SCHWARTZ
MYRON F. SEEDORF
KENNETH E. SEEGER
ANDY SETTERMAN
WILLARD S. SEVALDSON
OSCAR A . SEVERSON
V. CARL SHAFER
R.EACE H. SHANKS
STANLEY A. SHURSON
GEORGE H. SIMPSON
ALBERT M. SKINNER
F. ROBERT S~IITH
.J . HERSCHEL SMITH A. A. SORENSON ARCHIE i\-1. SORENSON ARNOLD s. SORENSON NELS C. SORENSON OTTo A . SoRENSON RussELL L. SORENSON SWEN 0. SORENSON RAYMOND D. SPENCER LESTER W. SPICER 0RVA F. SPURLIN
RAYMOND R. SQUIRES
ALLISON B. SQUIRES
HERMA N SQUIRES
LYSLE H. STEELE
LEON E . STEINER
CHARLES F. STEPHENSON LYLE ,..., . STEVENS
THEO. M. STEWART
H. C. STIELER
PHILIP F. STIELER
WALTER A. STIELER
HAROLD C. STOA
JoHN K. STOA ALBERT E. STORRER
CLYDE B. STURTZ
WILLIAM P. STURTZ
WILLIAM R. STURTZ
WAYNE L. STUTELBERG
RASMUS 0. SUNDAL
GILBERT SVENDSEN
OLE A . SwANSON
ARTHUR A. SWENSON
IRVIN M. TALL£
JoHN A. TALL£ CHARLES E. TAYLOR
LILLARD TEDDER
DAVID P. TELLETT
FRANK D. TELLETI
GUSTAVE T. TENNYSON
CARL L. THOMAS
THEODORE E. THOMSON
ANTHON G. THORGESON
CLINTON H. THROLSON
FRANK ToKMAN
RICHARD A. TROW
ELMER E. TUNTURE
DoNALD E. TURNBULL
RICHARD H. TURNER
RoBERT A. TURTNESS
ROBERT C. TUVESON
ROBERT E. TYLER
ALAN JAY U PIN CHARLES T. UPIN SAUL UPI~N
THOMAS A. V ANDEGRIF r RoBERT L. VAl\:-:ocRER RoBERT P. VAN T RIES W. RussELL VoJGT GILBERT E. VoLLu~r joHN P. VoNBERc JOHN H. Voss
FRANK W. WADSWORTH BRUCE W. WALKER RICHARD M. \VA;<.o! SLEY
VAN WAMSLEY
FRANK A. WARD
V. FRANK WARD I.YILLIAM A. ,..., ARREN
A. 0. WATLAND
KENNETH C. \ •VEEKS
FRANK G. W ELLS
KEITH R. WELLS
KENNETH F. \VENT ZELL
FRANKLIN A. IVESTBERG
LEONARD R. WESTCOTT
EDGAR F. W ESTRUM
JOHN H. WHiTE
NATE J. WHITNEY SIDNEY A. WHITSON
CARLYLE T. WIEGAND
Guy W. I.YILLITS
ELMER S. WILSON
SAMUEL D. WILSON
ARTHUR E. \VITI
CARL 0. WITT
GEORGE J. WOLF
ROGER C. WOLF
HUBERT S. WOLGAMOT
EDSALL C. WooD JR.
EDSALL C. WOOD SR.
C. BRUCE WULFF
CLAYTON N. WuLFF
EvAN K. WULFF
IRA H. WULFF
BERNARD W. YOCOM
MEN VILLE H. YOST
GEO. H. YoUNG JR.
MERVIN L. ZELLER
G. ALFRED ZETTERHOLM
KENNETH P. ZOLLER
Centennia l Class: MONTGOMERY CLARK, RAYMOND 0STLEY, RALPH H. PETERSON, NoRMAN
STORVICK
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PAST SECRET ARIES of Western Star Lodge No. 2.6
*'W. K. Boyles ______ ______ 1857
*A. B. Webber -------- -- - 1858
*Horatio D. Brown ______ 1859-60
*Augustus Armstrong ___ 1861-63
*William Morin - -- - - ---- 1864
*C. H . Bostwick -------- 1865-66
*A. W. St. John ----------- 1867
*Frank B. Fobes ---------- 1868
*Samuel S. Eaton _________ 1869
*A. G. ~Wedge ----- - - - ---- 1870
*R. B. Skinner __ __________ 1871
*William W. Cargill ____ 1872-73
*Fred D. Lincoln _______ 1874-75
*0. B. Fobes --- - - -------- 1876
*G. T. Gardner --------~ 1877
*Freel D. Lincoln --- ----- 1878
*S. S. Edwards - -------- - 1879-85
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*'William E. Todd ______ 1885-86
*S. G. Mallery _____ __ __ 1886-88
*Ole .J. Wulff _________ 1889-1911
*L. Paulson ------------ 1911
*R. C. Carr - - ------ - -- 1912-13
*M. L. Robbins __________ 1914
* J. B. Smith ------- ------- 1915
*M. L. Robbins -------- - 1916
C. J. Leusman - -- ----- 1917-21
*Oscar H. Peterson _____ 1921-22
*Ferd E. Yost _____________ 1923
*Richard C. Johnson ____ 1923-30
*Oscar F. Missman _____ 1931--38
*'ll\1illiam .J. Mahlum ____ 1939-43
George 'IV. Harrison ____ 1943-
* deceased
Centennial Celebration Programs, Oct. 2. S, r 9) 8
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
MASONIC TEMPLE- 2:30 P.M.
FRANK .J. DALLERA, W.M. PRESIDING
Reception of Most '11\'orshipful Grand Master, .J. Miles Martin and other Distinguished Guests.
'I•Velcome _______________________________________ Robert D. Reid, P.M.
Presentation of Memorial Gifts to 'IVestern Star Lodge No. 26, by Albert Lea Chapter No. 30 R.A.M., Apollo Commandery No. 12 K.T. , Halcyon Chapter No. 21 O.E.S.
Presentation of Memorial Mementos to Distinguished Brethren, 'll\1illiam P. Sturtz, Past Grand Master, Erwin H. Ruhsam, Past Grand High Priest, and Bennett 0. Knudson, Past Grand Comm~nder.
Dedication of Fall Centennial Class to all Past Masters of '1'\'estern Star Lodge No. 26.
Tribute to all Past Masters and members on 1 OOth Birthday of Free Masonry in Albert Lea.
Presentation of Fifty Year Award to Brother M. L. Murtaugh. Remarks_ ________________ R. ·w. Clyde E. Hegman, Deputy Grand Master
Sound Film, "The Ultimate in Freemasonry", M. VV. Thomas S. Roy, P.G.M., Mass.
Closing 100 years of Masonry in Albert Lea ______ _ Frank J. Dallera, ' 'V.M.
EVENING PROGRAM
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH- 6:30 P.M.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES _________ __ _______ Frank J. Dallera, vV.M.
INVOCATION ___________ _______ __ _____ _ Rev. Paul W. Neal, Chaplain
DINNER WELCOME ________________ _____ ,_ _______________ R. A. Turtness, P.M.
INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS _____________ _ _________________________________________ E. H. Ruhsam, P.G.H.P.
INTRODUCTION OF PAST MASTERS AND .50 YEAR MASONS "A CENTURY OF MASONRY IN ALBERT LEA" _______________ _
- - - ---------------------- - -- - ------ - ----vVilliam P. Sturtz, P .G.M. MUSICAL SELECTIONS _____________ Minneapolis Scottish Rite Quartet
ADDRESS _________________ __ __ J. Miles Martin, Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons of Minnesota
MUSICAL SELECTIONS ____________ Minneapolis Scottish Rite Quartet
BENEDICTION ________________________ Rev. Paul W. Neal, Chaplain
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WESTERN STAR LODGE NO. 26
Centennial Celebration Committees General Chairman: 'Villiam P. Sturtz, P. G. M.
Vice-Chairmen: Robert D. Reid, P. M. and Robert A Turtness, P. M.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
William P. Sturtz, P. G. M. Robert D. Reid, P.M. Robert A. Turmess, P. M. Frank J. Dallera, W. M. Ronald Blakeslee, S. W. Lawrence W. Grinolds, J. '"'"· E. F. Westrum, P. M. George W. Harrison, Sec'y.
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
Frank .J. Dallera, W. M. Ronald R. Blakeslee, S. W. Lawrence W. Grinolds, J. W. E. F. '"'estrum, Treas. George W. Harrison, Sec'y.
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE:
Robert A. Turtness, P. M. Ronald R. Blakeslee, S. W. Robert L. Myers C. Bruce Wulff, P. M.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE:
A. G. Thorgeson, P. M. Frank J. Dallera, W. M. Arthur Rhiger, P. M. Lawrence Allen, S. S. I. C. Schneider, P. M. E. B. Elison, P. M. B. F. Muldown, P. M. Nels C. Sorenson, P. M.
HISTORICAL COMMITTEE:
Lester W. Spicer Robert D. Reid, P. M. E. F. Westrum, P. M. Helmer Olsen, P. M. I. C. Schneider, P. M. 'Villiam R. Sturtz
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INVITATION COMMITTEE:
W. W. Krueger, P.M. Bert Polk, P. M. George '"'"· Harrison, Sec'y. H. Alvin Hanson, Tyler Arthur Swenson, P. M. Rasmus 0. Sundal, S. D.
BANQUET COMMITTEE:
Clayton N. Wulff, P. M. Glen Bennett, P. M. J. Carl Johnston Fred Martinson, P. M. Carlyle Wiegand, P. M. Arthur L. Anthony Lawrence W. Grinolds, J. W. Lawrence Allen, S. S. 'Villiam R. Sturtz
RECEPTION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS:
E. H. Ruhsam, P. G. H. P. William P. Sturtz, P. G. M. Frank J. Dallera, W. M. N. Vere Sanders, P.M. Paul Neal, Chaplain
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE:
William R. Sturtz W. Russell Voigt, J. S. Lawrence W. Grinolds, J. '"'· LeRoy Gaarder, P.M. Morris Hagen, P. M. Boyd deMalignon, J. D.
Special appreciation is given to Irvin Sorenson, of Albert Lea, for art work, lettering and design, in connection with this centennial booklet and the lodge archives.
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'Vestern Star Lodge No. 26 gratefully acknowledges assistance from members of Halcyon Chapter No. 21, Order of the Eastern Star who assisted during the centennial celebration of the lodge.
Special thanks are expressed to the members of the following committees:
TEA COMMITTEE:
Mrs. Clayton N. '"'ulff Mrs. Anton Bertelson
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE:
Mrs. E. H. Ruhsam, Chairwoman Mrs. 'Villiam P. Sturtz Mrs. Frank J. Dallera Mrs. Bert Polk Mrs. Lionel Peters Mrs. Oscar Samuelson
REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE:
Mrs. George Boyum, Chairwoman Mrs. Joseph M. Gendler Mrs. Arthur Rhiger Mrs. Clinton Throlson Mrs. '"'illiam Mahlum
LADIES' BANQUET COMMITTEE:
Mrs. William Kepple, Co-chair-woman
Mrs. Bert Polk, Co-chairwoman Mrs. Charles Nolting Mrs. vV. '"'"· Krueger Mrs. Frank ]. Dallera
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